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| British academics launch private university in London | British academics launch private university in London |
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| A new British university aiming to rival Oxford and Cambridge has been launched by leading academics. | A new British university aiming to rival Oxford and Cambridge has been launched by leading academics. |
| New College of the Humanities (NCH) offer the "highest-quality" education to "gifted" undergraduates, its creators say. | New College of the Humanities (NCH) offer the "highest-quality" education to "gifted" undergraduates, its creators say. |
| The privately-funded independent London college will charge £18,000 fees and open in September 2012. | The privately-funded independent London college will charge £18,000 fees and open in September 2012. |
| The 14 professors involved include biologist Richard Dawkins and historian Sir David Cannadine. | |
| Based in Bloomsbury, central London, the college will offer eight undergraduate humanities degrees taught by some of the world's most prominent intellectuals, officials said. | Based in Bloomsbury, central London, the college will offer eight undergraduate humanities degrees taught by some of the world's most prominent intellectuals, officials said. |
| Professor AC Grayling, the philosopher who will be the college's first Master, secured millions of pounds of funding from investors to set up the institution. | Professor AC Grayling, the philosopher who will be the college's first Master, secured millions of pounds of funding from investors to set up the institution. |
| He said: "Our priorities at the college will be excellent teaching quality, excellent ratios of teachers to students, and a strongly supportive and responsive learning environment. | He said: "Our priorities at the college will be excellent teaching quality, excellent ratios of teachers to students, and a strongly supportive and responsive learning environment. |
| "Our students will be challenged to develop as skilled, informed and reflective thinkers, and will receive an education to match that aspiration." | "Our students will be challenged to develop as skilled, informed and reflective thinkers, and will receive an education to match that aspiration." |
| The college will prepare undergraduates for degrees in Law, Economics and humanities subjects including History, Philosophy and English literature. | The college will prepare undergraduates for degrees in Law, Economics and humanities subjects including History, Philosophy and English literature. |
| Students will also take three "intellectual skills" modules in science literacy, logic and critical thinking and applied ethics. | Students will also take three "intellectual skills" modules in science literacy, logic and critical thinking and applied ethics. |
| The college claims to offer a "new model of higher education for the humanities in the UK". | The college claims to offer a "new model of higher education for the humanities in the UK". |